Ornamental ship model display



March 20, 1951 N. P. Rosi-:NBERG ORNAMENTAL SHIP MODEL DISPLAY Filed 000. 14, 1947 "JI mi.-

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Patented Mar. 20, 1.951A

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE` ORNAMENTAL SHIP MODEL DISPLAY Norman P. Rosenberg, Girard, Ohio Application Octber'14,"1947, SerialNo. 779,727

Y 2 Claims.

This invention relate'sto a novelty and more particularly to'a miniature sailing ship positioned in a bottle.

The principal` object of the invention is the provision of a ship in a bottle and method of forming the ship and positioning the same therein.

A further object of the invention is' the provision of a means of forming arnodel ship, which model may be inserted into a bottle through the relatively narrow neckthereof.y

A still further object'- of the invention lis the provision of a mast structure for a model ship including flexible means and suitably arranged rigging permitting the mast structures to be temporarily collapsed while the model ship is positioned in a bottle. v

A still further object of theV invention isthe provision of a noveltycomprising a bottle having a narrow neck 'section and a model shippositioned therein, the over-all dimensions of the ship and particularly the masts thereof` being substantially greater than the narrow neck portion of the bottle.

A still further object of the invention'is the provision of a method of forming a ship in a bottle comprising a-novelty item.

The ship in thel bottle and method of forming and placing they same v"therein is particularly adaptable for kit construction wherein model makers and others may form a model ship from a kit of appropriate parts and insert the same in a bottle, the resulting combination appearing as though the ship were formed piece by piece in the bottle by thetedious means .heretoforenecessary to achieve such a combination.`

With the foregoing and other objects in view which willV appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement vof parts and inthe details of construction hereinafter` described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a side view of a shiprin a bottle.

Figure 2 is an enlarged side elevation of a ship model hull with parts broken away and parts in cross section and illustrating the means of mounting the masts therein.

n Figure 3 is a top plan View of the ship model hull.

Figure 4 is a side view of the ship model with the masts and rigging shown in solid lines in col- 2 lapsedposition and dotted lines in upright po sition.

By referring to the drawings and Figure 1 in particular it will be seen that a bottle Iihas been disclosed which has a relatively narrow neck portion II providing thev sole means of access into the interior of the bottle I0. A ship model is positioned in the hollow interior of the bottle III) and, in combination withv the bottle, forms a novelty apparently comprising a `ship model` constructed piece by piece in the `bottle by a tedious operation conducted through the narrowV neck opening of the bottle.

The ship comprises a hull I2, a plurality of masts I3v and suitable sails I 4 aflixedto each of the pluralityiof masts i3 and pennants I5 Vafiixed to each ofthe masts I3'.A Rigging I-G is provided running from the foremost portionY Il of the ship to a point near the top of thel foremost ofthe plurality of masts I3 and from that point downwardly to the base of the second ofthe masts lI3 with respect to the fore part of the ship. Additional rigging t8/ is aixed between the second of the masts I3 from a point near the top thereof to the baseof the third of the masts I3, the masts being counted from-the foremost part of the shipg. Rigging I9 is positioned from'thel third of the masts I3 at a point near the top thereof tothe base of the fourth of the masts I3y at the base thereof. Rigging 20 is positioned from the fourth of the masts I3, whichistlle mast closest the back of the ship hull I2, at appoint thereononear the top thereof and is affixed to thehull I2 at a point adjacent the rearmostportion 2I'there'of. Representations of triangularly shaped sails 22 are aixed tothe rigging I6 so that the assembly ofthe hull I2, the masts I3, the sails I4', the' pennants I S and the' rigging I, 'I8, I9 and 20, lrespectively, appear as, a rigidly formed', conventional ship model incapable of being positioned in the bottle I except by piece by piece insertion of the several parts thereof.

An additional rigging 23 is attached to the upper portion of the foremost of the masts I3 and not initially attached to the base of the second of the masts I3 as this operation of attaching the rigging 23 to the base of the mast I3 is performed after the ship model is positioned in the bottle and is the only operation in the formation of the ship in the bottle to be performed.

By referring now to Figures 2 and 3 of the drawings it will be seen that the hull I2 is provided with four vertically positioned spaced openings 24 divided into two pairs, each of which are connected at their bottoms longitudinally of the ship hull by longitudinal passageways 25. A plurality of masts I3 (four in number, as shown in Figure 1) comprise two U-shaped sections of resilient plastic material, such as Nylonf a synthetic fiber forming polymeric amide, or Plaskon, a ureaformaldehyde resin, or Plexiglas, an acrylic polymer resin, of appropriate cross section which are inserted into the openings 24 in the hull from the lower portion of the hull so thatthe' arms of the U-shaped mast sections I3 extend upwardly above the deck of the hull and form the masts I3, as shown in Figure 1. The interconnecting base portions of the U-shaped mast structures lie within the longitudinal connecting passageways 25 formed in the hull.

Each of the U-shaped masts I3 is formed of suitable plastic material and capable of being almost flush with the deck of the hull I2, as shown in solid lines in Figure 4 wherein the foremost ofthe plurality of masts I3 is shown bent backwardly with the rigging 23 in loose position and the other three of the masts I3 are bent backwardly, it being observed that the rigging Iii,v I9 and 2li is unafected by the backward bending of the three masts and that the rigging I is unaffected by the `forward bending of the rst mast.

It will thus be seen that in forming the ship in the bottle the model ship is assembled from the hull I2, the two U-shaped mast structures I3 land a plurality of sails I4 which are cut from suitable fabric and affixed to the masts by gluing or otherwise suitably axing the same thereto, the pennants I5 and the triangular shaped sails 22 4being likewise alxed as shown in Figure 1 of the drawings. The rigging I3, I8, I9 and 20 is positioned and secured as shown in Figure 1. The rigging 23 is secured to the upper portion of the first of the masts I3 and left unafxed at its lowermost end.

The ship model is then ready for positioning in the bottle I0 and this is achieved by bending the first mast forwardly, as shown in Figure 4 in solid lines, and the other three masts bent backwardly, as also shown in Figure 4 in solid lines. As the masts I3 are formed of resilient plastic material, they will return to accurate position once the ship model is positioned in the bottle I3 where it is preferably secured in position as by a suitable adhesive. At this point the masts will have resumed their vertical position and the sails and the rigging will be appropriately positioned thereby. The loosely aixed rigging 23 is then secured for manipulation as by means of a pair of tweezers and affixed to the base of the second of the masts I3, from the front of the ship, as by gluing the same thereto or otherwise, as desired. The Yexcess rigging 23 is then severed 4 and removed from the bottle and the resulting' object comprises a novel ship in a bottle, the masts,l rigging and sails of which are apparently incapable of being positioned in the bottle except by individual insertion therein.

It will thus be seen that a novel method Yof forming a ship in a bottle has been disclosed as well as a means of forming the ship model from the several component parts thereof, which means is particularly adaptable to kit type constructions wherein the hull, sails, rigging, etc., can be individually assembled by the model maker and the assembled ship model inserted in the bottle as heretofore disclosed. The resulting object will be found to be attractive and of considerable interest and obviously capable of assembly and formation by unskilled persons as well as model makers and the like.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is: f

1. A ship model including a hull having vertically positioned openings formed therein and spaced longitudinally thereof and a plurality of masts positioned in the said openings, each of the said masts comprising a section of resilient material and sails and rigging secured to the said masts and hull and the ship model adapted for insertion in a bottle by bending the said masts thereof to a position iiush with the deck of the ship model, the masts being capable of assuming their normal vertical relationship with respect to the hull of the ship model when the same is positioned in a bottle.

2. A ship model including a hull having vertically positioned openings formed therein and spaced longitudinally thereof, grooves in the bottom of the said hull interconnecting the vertically positioned openings, a plurality of U-shaped masts positioned in the said openings and grooves, each of the U-shaped masts comprising a section of resilientV material sails and rigging secured to the vertical portions of the said masts and hull and the ship model adapted for insertion in a bottle by bending the said resilient masts and rigging thereof to a position nush with the hull, the masts being capable of reassuming the normal vertical relationship with respect to the hull of the ship model and repositioning the rigging with respect thereto when the same is positioned in a model.

NORD/IAN P. ROSENBERG.

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